Monday, October 29, 2007

LeSean Thomas Sketchbook has arrived!


hi Folks,

The incredible - huge LeSean T Sketchbook has finally arrived. We're very excited - LeSean is a huge talent. My first intro to LeSean was his work on a book called Arkanium. At the time, I never heard of him -but his art really made a statement. I was instantly a fan. This past summer I got to meet LeSean briefly and I got to say - he was a very nice guy. I saw him giving character design advice to a young man, and it was clear he really cared deaply about helping him.

Getting these sketchbooks to the store has been really long road,so if you're a fan like me, come by and take a look.

this is what Wikipedia has to say abou Mr.Thomas:
During his career Thomas has held various positions in the field of art providing animation, storyboarding, and character designs for a varierty of companies including Sony, Disney, Warner Bros., Fox, MTV, Nickelodeon, Lucasfilm, and Cartoon Network. He's worked on flash series, Whirl Girl and Battle Seed. After posting some of his artowk on Dreamwave Productions' message board, Pat Lee offered him a job. Thomas provided work on Arkanium, and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic based on the 2003 television series with Peter David. After the cancellation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Dreamwave Productions going declaring bankruptcy Thomas began working on Cannon Busters, a creator owned fantasy series paying homage to The Wizard of Oz. After becoming involved with The Boondocks he postponned the Cannnon Busters project deciding to release it as a graphic novel.

If you're no where near Toronto, and you want us to ship you a copy, simply email us at: info@thelabyrinthstore.com and we can get you a quote to ship the item to you. just include your full mailing address.

cheers,
Dan

Friday, October 26, 2007

Wednsday Oct 31 2007 -free comics, new arrivals








First off - want to announce that the Labyrinth will be handing out Free Comics on Halloween to all kids 6-14 years old that stop by the store in costume on Halloween. So if you know a young person that's in the neighbourhood and getting dressed up - tell them to stop by.


NEW ARRIVALS FOR WEDNESDAY OCT 31ST.

GRAPHIC NOVELS:
ANNIHILATION BOOK 2 TP
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER LONG WAY HOME TP
COMPLETE PERSEPOLIS TP
CREEPER WELCOME TO CREEPVILLE TP
ESSENTIAL WEREWOLF BY NIGHT VOL 2
FLASH WONDERLAND TP
GIRL FROM HOPPERS LOCAS VOL 2
HEARTBREAK SOUP PALOMAR VOL 1
IMMORTAL IRON FIST VOL 1 TP
MOUSE GUARD WINTER 1152 #2 (OF 6)
SECRET TP
SHOWCASE PRESENTS TEEN TITANS VOL 2
SPAWN ARMAGEDDON COMPLETE COLLECTION TP
TINY TYRANT GN
WOLVERINE EVOLUTION BLACK WHITE PREM HC -AND COLOUR VERSION

ART BOOKS AND ACTION FIGURES:
COMPLETELY MAD DON MARTIN HC
DOCTOR WHO FLIGHT CONTROL TARDIS
DOCTOR WHO JUDOON UV SCANNER AND PEN
FFAC PLAY ARTS VOL 2 ASST
FLIPPED #1 -long out print : HEROBEAR FLIP BOOK
HELLRAISER PINHEAD #2 WITH SOUND 18-IN
MEMORIES LOST ART OF HOANG NGUYEN VOL 1 HC
SPECTRUM 14
UNO TARINO THE LATEST ART OF ASHLEY WOOD SC -all new stuff!


MANGA:
CAIN VOL 1 GN
CHINESE HERO VOL 3 TALES O/T BLOOD SWORD COLL ED
KITCHEN PRINCESS VOL 4
TEKKON KINKREET -BACK IN STOCK
TEZUKAS MW GN
TRANSLUCENT VOL 2
TSUBASA VOL 15
YAGYU NINJA SCROLLS VOL 1 GN

Friday, October 19, 2007

NEW ARRIVALS OCT 24


COMING WEDNESDAY OCT 24

NEW GRAPHIC NOVELS:
ADVENTURES OF RED SONJA VOL 3 TP
ALIENS OMNIBUS VOL 1
BEOWULF IDW TP
BLACK PANTHER FOUR HARD WAY
CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOL 13 WHISPERING SHADOWS
CONAN AND THE MIDNIGHT GOD TP
CONAN THE PHENOMENON HC
JACK OF FABLES VOL 2 JACK OF HEARTS TP
JUSTICE LEAGUE ELITE VOL 2 TP
RED MENACE TP
SPIRIT VOL 1 HC

MORE STUFF:
JELLYFIST - new JOHNEN VASQUEZ - FINALLY!
JUXTAPOZ NOV 2007 VOL 14 #11
WORLD OF WARCRAFT SER 1- 4 DIFFERENT ACTION FIGURES

ART OF ANGEL SANCTUARY 2 LOST ANGEL
CHRIS WARE TP
INVADER ZIM ECONOMY THREE PACK DVD - BACK IN STOCK
MARVEL ZOMBIES COVERS HC
ORIGINAL ART OF BASIL WOLVERTON HC
TASTE OF VENISON GARY BASEMAN HC
WORLD WAR Z ORAL HISTORY OF ZOMBIE WAR SC -FROM THE AUTHOR OF ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE

Sunday, October 14, 2007

New Arrivals: Oct 17 2007



coming on Wednesday:

52 THE COVERS HC
ARMY @ LOVE VOL 1 THE HOT ZONE CLUB TP
ART OF FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST VOL 2
ARTEMIS FOWL VOL 1 GN
BATTLE ROYALE ULTIMATE ED VOL 1 HC
BORIS VALLEJO & JULIE BELL IMAGINISTIX HC
BRIAN JACQUES REDWALL GN
CAPES VOL 1 TP PUNCHING THE CLOCK
CHUNCHU GENOCIDE FIEND VOL 2
CLAMP NO KISEKI VOL 8 MAGAZINE COLLECTABLE
CONSTELLATIONS IN MY PALM GN
DRIFTING CLASSROOM VOL 8
GEAR SCHOOL GN
GOTH LOLI VOL 9
GOTHIC & LOLITA BIBLE PREMIUM #1
HANA KIMI VOL 20
INDIA AUTHENTIC TP VOL 01 BOOK OF SHIVA
JOHN HOWE FANTASY ART WORKSHOP SC
JSA ALL STAR ARCHIVES VOL 1 HC
L ETOILE SOLITAIRE
LE CHEVALIER DEON VOL 2
MARVEL ZOMBIES 2 #1 (OF 5)
NAOKI URASAWAS MONSTER VOL 11
NARUTO MOVIE ANI MANGA
PASSION VOL 4
SHAKUGAN NO SHANA VOL 2
SHAZAM MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL DELUXE HC
SHOJO BEAT NOV 07 VOL 3 #11
SPIDER-GIRL VOL 9 SECRET LIVES DIGEST TP
SPOOKHOUSE VOL 2 TP
SUPERMAN THE BOTTLE CITY OF KANDOR TP
TATOO GRAPHY BOOK
UZUMAKI VOL 1
VAMPIRE KISSES VOL 1 BLOOD RELATIVES
WARCRAFT ULTIMATE ED HC

Friday, October 05, 2007

CLOSED THANKSGIVING MONDAY OCT 8

Hi Folks -

quick note to say we will be closed for the holiday Monday. Doors open again on Tuesday. We will be open on sunday Oct 7 if you want to come in. regular hours 12-7.

ARRIVING NEXT THURSDAY OCT 11










Note: due to the long weekend, new books will arrive on Thursday this week, instead of Wednesday.

Another HUGE Manga week - with Naruto 19-21, Bleach 21, Vampire Knight 3, Spiral 1, Nana 7,Yotsuba 5 and much more.

On the graphic novel side, there are quite a few books -but the standout title is Shortcomings by the creator of Optic Nerve and Alex Ross's Justice Vol 3 (the last one!)

IDW's Art of Transformers is the highlight for the artbooks. If you've always wanted an artbook for transformers -this one should be quite good.

NEW STUFF FOR OCT 11:

MANGA:
BAKU
BEET THE VANDEL BUSTER VOL 12
BLACK GOD VOL 1
BLEACH VOL 21
BOYS OVER FLOWERS VOL 26
BRAVE STORY VOL 2
BUSO RENKIN VOL 8
CAIN VOL 1
CANON VOL 3
CHEEKY ANGEL VOL 19
CLAYMORE VOL 10
DRAGON DRIVE VOL 4
ELEMENTAL GELADE VOL 5
FALL IN LOVE LIKE A COMIC VOL 1
FRUITS BASKET ULTIMATE ED VOL 1 GN
HOSHIN ENGI VOL 3
INU YASHA VOL 31
KING OF THORN VOL 2
LA CORDA DORO VOL 5
LAW OF UEKI VOL 8
MISSILE HAPPY VOL 1
MUHYO ROJIS BUREAU SUPER INVEST VOL 1
NANA VOL 7 TP
NARUTO VOL 19,20 AND 21 !
O PARTS HUNTER VOL 6
OH MY GODDESS VOL 27
PRETTY FACE VOL 2
PRINCESS AI ULTIMATE ED
REBORN VOL 5
ROZEN MAIDEN VOL 6
SHINSHOKU KISS VOL 1
SPIRAL VOL 1 BONDS OF REASONING
STRAWBERRY 100 % VOL 2
STREET FIGHTER II MANGA VOL 1
TAIL OF THE MOON VOL 7
VAMPIRE DOLL GUILT NA ZAN VOL 4
VAMPIRE KNIGHT VOL 3
YONEN BUZZ VOL 3
YOTSUBA MANGA VOL 5
YU GI OH DUELIST VOL 23
YU GI OH MILLENNIUM WORLD VOL 6
YU YU HAKUSHO VOL 13
ZOMBIE LOAN VOL 1


GRAPHIC NOVELS:
ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL 2 HC
BEOWULF HARPER TROPHY ED
EC ARCHIVES VAULT OF HORROR VOL 1
FALLEN SON DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA PREM HC
JUSTICE VOL 3 HC
KING LEAR GN
MAGICIAN APPRENTICE VOL 1 TP
MYSTERY IN SPACE VOL 1
NIGHTWING LOVE AND WAR
NOBLE CAUSES VOL 7 POWERLESS TP
POWERS VOL 10 COSMIC
SARDINE IN OUTER SPACE VOL 4
SHORTCOMINGS HC
SPIDER MAN BACK IN BLACK HC
SPIDER-MAN FANTASTIC FOUR SILVER RAGE TP
TOWN BOY SC
WARHAMMER 40K VOL 1 DAMNATION CRUSADE TP
WHITE RAPIDS GN
X-FACTOR VISIONARIES PETER DAVID VOL 3 TP

TANK GIRL THE GIFTING #4



ART BOOKS:
ART OF IDWS TRANSFORMERS HC
ART OF NARUTO UZUMAKI
IN THE STUDIO VISITS WITH CONTEMPORARY CARTOONISTS
NUDE FEMALE FORM CLASSIC STUDIO POSES SC

Thursday, October 04, 2007

FLCL JUST IN



It's an October Miracle! We got in a few copies of FLCL groundworks and Storyboard books. These have been long sold out and hard for us to get. Don't miss out again.

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

SUBMISSIONS WANTED FOR GRAFFITI SHOW


Attention artists - we want you!

The Labyrinth is looking for individuals to contribute 1 piece of art for an upcoming Graffiti art show.

Here's the concept:

Graffiti is typically done on a large scale on the outside of buildings. Our gallery however, is too small for that, so instead we propose Graffiti art done on the cover of Record Sleeves. You may have some in your closet, or you can find them in second hand stores or even garage sales for less than a buck! That's the canvas upon which you, as the artist will be composing your vision on. You can use any kind of paint, markers or other materials you wish to use.

There are only 2 rules:

Rule #1 - you must leave some portion of the cover from the original record cover showing. This can be a character,a title, a logo or any other part of the cover you want to show. This is important -since we want to establish that you are indeed doing graffiti on an existing image.

Rule #2 - You have complete creative freedom, but keep in mind this is a family store where anyone might walk in. It can be cartoony, serious, abstarct, script, character driven, realistic -you decide how you want to stand apart.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Before starting, email me to let me know you'll be trying this out.
If possible, try and take a digital photo of the album cover before doing any work on it, and addtional photos as the process continues. I will try and post some of this up on the blog for folks to see. If you don't have a camera, ask a friend.

The Art that we choose to go up in the gallery will be up for aproximately 1 month -and will be put up for sale. Should the art sell, The artist will get 50% of the selling price, and the Labyrinth will get the other 50%. Either way - you will get exposure and it will be fun having all the artists come in for the launch of the show. Your name, website or other contact info will be mentioned beside your work (unless for some reason you decide to keep anonymous).

DEADLINE: Final artwork on record sleeve expected at the store no later than November 15th.

Questions? just post them in the comments and I'll respond.

NEW ARRIVALS OCTOBER 3RD




NEW MANGA:
AI YORI AOSHI VOL 17
ARCHLORD VOL 3
BIRD KISS VOL 5
BLOOD SUCKER LEGEND OF ZIPANGU VOL 5
BRAVE STORY VOL 2
CANTARELLA VOL 8
DRAGON EYE VOL 2
DRAGON HEAD VOL 8
GACHA GACHA NEXT REVOLUTION VOL 4
GHOST IN THE SHELL 1.5 HUMAN ERROR PROCESSOR TP
GTO EARLY YEARS VOL 5 SHONAN JUNAI GUM
HIKKATSU VOL 1
KAGETORA VOL 7
LE CHEVALIER DEON VOL 2
MAGICAL X MIRACLE VOL 6
METAMO KISS VOL 3
MY HIME VOL 4
NABI THE PROTOTYPE
PIXIE POP GOKKUN PUCHO VOL 3
PLATINUM GARDEN VOL 5
RETURN TO LABYRINTH VOL 2
SCHOOL RUMBLE VOL 7
SHONEN JUMP NOV 07 #59
TAROT CAFE VOL 6
TENSHI JA NAI (IM NO ANGEL) VOL 8
TRAMPS LIKE US VOL 13
ULTRA CUTE VOL 8
WALLFLOWER VOL 13
WITCH VOL 8 UNEXPECTED RETURN GN
XXXHOLIC VOL 10

NEW TRADES/COMICS:
ANNIHILATION BOOK 1 TP
BATMAN CHRONICLES VOL 4
BLADE SINS OF FATHER
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #7
ESSENTIAL MOON KNIGHT VOL 2
EXTERMINATORS VOL 3 LIES OF OUR FATHERS TP
HACK SLASH VOL 2 DEATH BY SEQUEL TP
HELMET OF FATE TP
I KILLED ADOLF HITLER
NEW AVENGERS VOL 5 CIVIL WAR

NEW ARTBOOKS:
FANTASY ILLUSTRATORS TECHNIQUE BOOK SC
MODERN MASTERS VOL 13 JERRY ORDWAY SC
SPECTRUM PRESENTS FRANK FRAZETTA ROUGH WORK HC
WHERES DENNIS MAGAZINE CARTOON ART OF HANK KETCHAM
WILL EISNER LIFE IN PICTURES HC